Autographic register



May 29, 1923. 1,456,769

L. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Dec. 30, 1916 4 Sheets-Sheet 1i I ii! ozf zk lg w Q /ZW 111749174 ATTORNEY May 29, 1923. 1,456,769

L. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Dec. 30, 1916 I 4 Sheets-Sheet2 INVENTOR May 29, 1923.

L. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Dec. 50 1916 4 Sheets-Sheet 3INVENTOR Wed/WW 17 ATTORNEY May 29, 1923.

L. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Dec. so. 1916 4 Sheets-Sheet 4INVENTOR I TORNEY Patented May 29, 1923.

U E STATES FATE FIFC.

LOUIS F. HAGEIVIANN, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SALES BOOKCOMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CQBPO- RATION OIONTARIO.

' AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

' Application filed December 30, 1916. Serial No. 189,809.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, LoUIs F. HAeE ANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AutographicRegisters, of which the followlng is a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to. autographic registers, and with regard to itsmore spec fic features, to that type of machine in which a. plurality ofwebs are fed over a support, means'being interposed between the sheetsfor transferring an record made upon the top sheet to the an or sheets.

One ofthe objects of this invention is to 7 provide a machine of thecharacter described which is stronger and less apt to get out of repairthan those heretofore in use.

Another object is to provide a machine of the character described inwhich the Web is fed over the bed in'a more practical manner thanheretofore.

A further object is to insure the registration of the webs with themachine and with each other in a more practical manner than heretofore.

A further object is to. enable the webs to be 'more readily inserted inthe machine.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists inthe. features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope ofthe applicatio of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown one of various'possibleembodiments of this invention,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation;' V

Fig. 2 is a vertical section along the line II, II, Fig. 3; i

Fig. 3 is a back view section;

Fig. 4 is a view of the under side top plate or bed;

Fig.5 is a plan view of the web gripping mechanism and associated parts;

of the Fig. 6 is a section along the line VI, VI,

Fig. 5; e ig. 7 is a perspective view of the roll web carriage; and iFig. 8 is a detail section along the line VIII, VIII, F 2 and 4.

Fig. 9 is a detail of the carbon rollre-f taining stud. I The body ofthe machine comprises a base 1 and side plates 2, the latter being heldtogether by'any suitable means, as by rods 3. The plates 2 are held tothe basel by suitable means, as screws 4, and carry attheir upper edgesa bed or support 5, which may be made of a separate sheet of metal havina flange at each edge which may be screwed to the side plates-2, as byscrews 6.v

Mountedoneach side of the support '5 is a suitable housing for rolls ofcarbon tissue, as 7 .and 7, and adapted to cover said support and thehousings for the rolls of carbon tissue is a' cover plate 8, cut out, asshown at 9, to provide a space through which access to the web may beobtained for making a record thereon. The end of the cover 8 which istoward the feeding head, later to be described, is preferably turnedupwardly to form a vertical flange 9'. On the inner side of the sideplates are provided guides 10. f A series of web roll supports, oneforeach web with which it is desired to use the machine, may be joinedtogether to form a carriage. In the embodiment of this inventionillustrated, these Web supports comprise U-shaped members 11 joined tostrips 12 at their bases and carrying, on the free ends of the arms,means for supporting the rolls of web.- This means consists of asuitable'stud 13 fastened on the inside of the free ends of the arms, ofa diameter preferably substantially that of the hole in the web roll.These studs may be beveled ofi, as at 14, on the top edge toward the U-shaped support, to facilitate the insertion of the web in place; and thearms may be made to possess suflicient resiliency to press against theends of the rolls to prevent overrunning of the web as it is fed. Y Toinsure that there shall be a certain minimum tension on the rolls forpurposes hereinafter to be described, tension rods 15 are provided,mounted on the ends of arms 16 which are pivoted, as at 17, to the U-shaped roll supports. These rods are adapted normally to be over thewebs and to be supported by and bear laterally upon a free stretch ofthe web, whereby the rods will tend always to take up any slack in thewebs.

This carriage comprising the paper roll supports 11 and the strips 12connecting them, is adapted to slide in and out of the main framework inthe guides 10 with which the strips 12 are adapted to mate.

Mounted in the side plates 2 are suitable rods 18, one for each roll ofweb with which it is desired to use the machine, over which. the Websare carried as they pass onto the sheet support 5. One or more of theserods may be made removable, as by slotting the bearing at one endthereof, as shown at 19. J ournaled in the side plates 2 is anoscillatory hand-operated driving shaft 20 carrying, at its outer end,an operating handle 21. Rigidly attached to the driving shaft aredriving arms 22; Pivotally connected to the driving arms, as at 23, andconnecting themto the operating bar 27 about to be described, are arms24:.v

The feeding mechanism comprises a reciprotating carriage 25 adapted toslide in suitable guideways 26 on the under side of the web support.Slidingly mounted upon this reciprocating carriage-25 is a reciprocatoryoperating'bar 27 which is attached by a suitable cross rod 28 to theinner end of the arms 24.

Suitable blocks 29 on the reciprocating carriage and a stop block 30upon the operat ing rod 27 are adapted to engage and limit the movementof the operating rod inward relative to the sliding carriage. Also byengagement of the blocks 29 and 30 the carriage is coupled to moveinward with the operator bar after a predetermined amount of movement ofthe latter relative thereto. During this relative movement the operatingbar 27 and the carriage 25 are operatively disconnected. The blocks 29and a similar set 29 also on the reciprocating carriage, but on theother end of the operating bar 27, serve as guides for the operatingbar. These blocks 29 and 29' may have projecting fingers 31 engaginggrooves in the operating bar 27 to retain the latter in place (see Fig.8.)

Mounted upon the opposite end of the sliding frame from the cross rod 28is a 'gripper head 32 adapted normally to embrace the web, and serve asa gripper jaw, and comprising a head piece 33, to one side of which ispivoted, as at 3st. a tearing bar 35, and the other side of whichcarries a suitable spring catch 36 for engaging a recess in the free endof the tearing bar. Mounted upon the head piece33 are spring fingers 38normally lying substantially flush with the upper surface of the headpiece 33; and pivmemes effect advance movement of the latter after apredetermined amount of relative movement. The other end of each of theoperating fingers carries a cam surface 44 adapted to engage springfingers 88 and press the same upwardly toward the tearing bar 35 to gripthe web when the operating fingers are rotated by a relative movement ofthe operating rod to the reciprocating carriage.

From-the construction described it will be evident that, since thereciprocating carriage 25 is operated by the operating bar 27, duringwhichmovement the bar and carriage move together, and since the gripperhead 32 is operated to grip the paper, by movement of the operating bar27 relative to the reciprocating carriage, it is desirable that somemeans be provided for restraining movement of the reciprocatingcarriageuntil the re quired amount ofmovement of the operating bar has takenplace.

To accomplish this, catches 45 and 4-5'omay be mounted upon thereciprocating carriage in position to engage notches 46 and 46' in theguideways, and springs 47 and -17 are provided, tending to press thecatches in a direction to engage said notches. The catch 15 is sopositioned as to engage notch 46 when the carriage is in its extremeinward position, and the catch 45' is adapted to engage the notch 46when the carriage is sub-- stantially in: its extreme extended position.

In order to permit the movement of the reciprocating carriage afterthere has been the required amount of relative movement between theoperating rod and the reciprocating carriage, the inner end of each ofthe so positioned as to trip the catch at't r av limited retraction ofthe operating rod relative to'the reciprocating carriage.

In machines of this character, in which the webs may carry printed salesforms thereon, it is desirable that the feed of the web be of'suchlength that the printed forms will appear in their pro aer placesuccessively on the writing space 0 the machine. In order atmosphericconditions. Furthermore, where a plurality of webs are fed, theadjustment of feed which is correct for the upper or visible web may notbe correct for the under or hidden webs, whereby the forms on theseveral webs getout of register with each other.

In order to insure the continual registration of the forms on the webswith each other and with the writing space on the machine, it isdesirable to ad'ust' the position of the web relative to the ormsthemselves. This is conveniently done by providing a series ofphysical'alterations in the webs, in fixed relation to the forms printedthereon. and means for adjusting the position of the forms by engagementwith these physical alterations. The form of physical alterationemployed in the embodiment illustrated consists ofapertures orperforations through the webs, and the form of adjusting means consistsof pins adapted to engage these alterations.

Th means for operating these pins is as I follows:

Attached to the under side of the support 5 are brackets 55 in which ispivoted a shaft 56. Slidingly mounted upon the shaft 56 is a block 57,preferably of a fibrous material, which is splined to the shaft, as at58. Rotatably mounted upon the shaft 56 and frictionally retainedbetween the fibrousblock 57 and a collar 59, is a gear 60. Also attachedon the shaft 56 are suitable collars 61 and 62 for a purpose about to bedescribed, and a suitable spring 63 hearing against one of said collarspresses the fibrous block 57 against the gear. In order to increase thefriction between the fibrous block and the gear, they may be providedwith matitug cone surfaces, as shown at 64.

The under side of the operating rod 27 is provided at each end, as at65and 66, with rack teeth, adapted to engage with the teeth of the gear60, while its central portion 67 is preferably smooth, being devoid ofsuch teeth. The gear60 is mutilated by having a portion of the teeth cutaway, 68. to provide a smooth surface adaptedto slide upon the centralportion of the-operating rod, whereby, at each extreme of the movementof the reciprocating carriage, the

gear and rod are operatively connected, havas shown atweb controllingfingers or adjusting pins 70;

and fastened to the collars 61 and 62 are operating pins 71 adapted toengage slots 72 in the sides of the adjusting pins 70 to reciprocatesaid pins vertically in their guides as the shaft 56 is rotated to rightor left by the gear 60. In alignment with the top of the guides 69 thereis formed in the support,

suitable holes 73, to enable the guide pins to extend upwardly above thesupport. Mounted upon the flange 9 of the cover 8 there may be providedguide fingers 74 havng openings in registry with the openings 111 thebed plate to retain the web in place as the pins project upwardly. Tofacilitate the entry of the adjusting pins into the perforations in thesheets, they are preferably provided with tapered or conical ends 75which tend to center the perforations over the pins, thereby adjustingthe sales forms. It is however, more practical to perform the slightmovement of the sheets necessary to adjust the position, contrary to thedirection of feed rather than-in the. direction thereof, because thenormal tension on the web assists in the former case and resists in thelatter. For this reason the axis of the conical ends on the pins ispreferably not coincident with the axis of the pins but is spacedtherefrom in the direction of feed. lVith this construction, byadjusting the feed to make it a slight amount more than the distancebetween successive forms on the webs, the conical ends on the pins mayenter the perforations substantially centrally thereof. Thereafter, whenthe web is reslight retrograde movement of the web until the pinsthemselves are central of the perforations.

The sides of the pins-may be flattened, as at 76, slightly, if desired,to facilitate the entry of the pins through the plurality of webs eventhough the perforations be laterally slightly out of alignment.

Mounted also upon the vertical flange 9' is a spring finger 77 adaptedto lie normally free from and above the web. This spring finger is soshaped, as shown in Fig. 2. that when the reciprocating head has beenretracted to the extreme position the inside of the tearing bar 35 willengage the spring finger 77 and cause the same to press downwardly andgrip the web to the bed plate.

In order to facilitate the insertion of the rolls of carbon paper in thehousings 7, there is provided, centrally of one end. a stud 78, ancentral of the other end a spring-pressed leased by the gripper head,there will be a stud 79 carrying at its inner end a flattened portion 80for engagement with alcorresponding recess in the roll. Thisspring-pressed stud may consist of a collar 81 extendin outwardly fromthe end of the housing an a central stud 82 extending inwardly throughsaid collar and carrying at its outer end an operating handle 83, saidcollar providing a housing for a spring 84 adapted to engage a shoulder85 on the inner side of the collar and a shoulder 86 on the stud,whereby the stud is pressed inwardly relative to said collar.

A suitable catch, as the springfinger 87 and the pin 88, may be providedfor holding the cover on the support, and a suitable finger 89 adaptedto engage one of the rods 3 may be provided to latch the roll supportingcarriage'in proper position.

The operation of this machine is as follows: Suitable rolls of webhaving record blanks printed thereon, and preferably having a series ofperforations bearing a fixed relation to the record blank, are insertedin 23 place upon the studs 13 of the roll supporting carriage andcarried underneaththe tensioning rods 15. The roll supporting carriageis thereupon slid into the body of the m'achine, the free ends of thewebs extending outwardly of the machine. The cover 8 of the machinehaving been lifted, the webs are carried over the bed of the machine,each over its corresponding rod 18 until the openings in the sheet arepositioned over the adjusting pins and over the reciprocating head,thetearing bar being raised, and the reciprocating carriage being inretracted position. As each web is inserted in place upon the supportthe corresponding carbon sheet will be placed thereover and fed onto theopposite roll. The .cover ,8 may now be secured in place, and thetearing bar thrown over the weband caught onto the catch 36. The machinewill then be in operative position, and any record which is written uponthe upper sheet will, by means of the carbon sheets, be transferred tothe lower sheets. When it is desired to feed a new set of sheets intothe machine, the operating 59 handle will first be turned in acounter-clockwise direction. The first portion of this movement willcause a relative movement between the operating bar 27 and thereciproeating carriage which will cause through the medium of theoperating fingers 4.0, the spring fingers 38 to press the web up againstthe tearing bar, thereby clamping the ends of the webs in thereciprocating head and coupling the operator bar with the slidingcarriage. Simultaneously, since the teeth of the gear 60 are inengagement with the teeth of the rack 65 on the end of the operatingrod. the said movement of the operating rod will rotate the shaft 56 andcause the withdrawal of the pins 70 below the level of the racer/easupport. A continued movement of the handle is then made in thecounter-clockwise direction as far as it will go, carrying with it theweb, and at the last end of the stroke when the inner series of rackteeth comes into engagement with the teeth of the gear, the pins beingalready in their lowermost position, no further rotation of the shaft inthe same direction is possible, so that the rotation of the gear by therack is accompanied by a slipping of the friction clutch.

The handle is theaturned in the reverse direction. As soon as thereverse movement is started, the relative movement between the operatingrod and the reciprocating carriage operates the operating fingers 40 tocause the spring fingers 38 to release the web, and simultaneously theengagement of the gear with the rack 66 will rotate the shaft 56 tocause the pins 70 torproject,

upwardly through the sheet, the perforations in which will, when themachine is in proper adjusment, be substantially over these pins. Alsothis reverse of the hand operated member positively retracts theoperator bar relativeto the carriage 25 until the stop or couplingmember 30 meets the stop or coupling member 29. Upon continued clockwisemovement of the operating rod the head piece 33 and tearing bar 35 slideover the web, which is retained in" place by the pins 70.

When, however, the head has reached its extreme retracted position, theinner edge of the tearing bar 35 will engage the spring finger v77 topress the webs against the support to hold them in place.

When the next sheet is ready to be fed, the operating handle is againmoved in a counter-clockwise direction and the above cycle is repeated.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely defi'erent embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingsshall be interpreted -as illustrative and not in a limiting sense;

It is also to be understood that the language used in the followingclaims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of-the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of theinvention, which, as a matter of law guage, might be said to falltherebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent. is

1. A device of the character described comprising. in combination. asupport, means for feeding a web comprising a reciprocating member.means for reciprocating said member comprising a driving shaft,

spaced driving arms on said shaft, arms connecting said reciprocatingmember to said driving arms, and a carriage having web -roll supportsmovable into and out of said frame, between the planes of movement ofsaid spaced arms.

I position of a portion of said web relative to said supportcomprising amember movable into and out of engagementfivith the web, and meansincluding a friction clutch for operating said member, said last men-'tioned means being connected to for movement by the feeding means onlywhen the feeding means is in an extreme position of travel.

3. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, means for feeding said web relative to said support,comprising a member adapted alternately to grip an release said web,means adapted to engage said web to retain a. portion thereof inpredetermined position relzciitivc to said support while released fromsai to ho (1 said engaging means in predetermined position during acertain portion of the motion of the feeding means regardless of thedirection of movement thereof.

4. A device of the character described comprising. in combination, asupport for a web, means for feeding said web relative to said support,comprising a member adapted alternately to grip and release said web,means adapted to engage said web to retain a portion thereof inpredetermined position relative to said support while released from saidgripping member, comprising pins adapted to extend through perforationsin 'said web,

and means adapted to hold said pins in predetermined position during acertain portion of the motion of the feeding means regardless of thedirection of movement thereof. I

5. A device of the' character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, reciprocating means for moving a web relative to saidsupport, means movable into and out of engagement with the web foradjusting the position of said web relative to said support, means foroperating said adjusting means comprisin an operating rod adapted to beoperative y connected to said reciprocating feeding means, saidoperating rod havin a rack portion and a smooth portion an a gearoperatively connected to said adjusting means having teeth adapted toengage said rack portion of said operating rod, and amutilated portionadapted to engage said smooth portion of said operating rod, wherebysaid adjusting means is operated only while the rack poripping member,and means adapted tion of said operating rod is in engagement with thegearand is retained in position while the smooth portion. of saidoperating rod slides on the mutilated portion of the gear. I

,6, A device of the character described comprising, in combination, 'a'support for a web, reciprocating means for moving a web relative to saidsupport, means movable into and out of engagement with the web foradjusting the position of said web relative to said support, means foroperating said adjusting means comprising an operating rod adaptedto beconnected to said reciprocating feeding means, said operating rod havinga rack portion and a smooth portion, and a gear operatively connected tosaid adjusting means having teeth adapted to engage said rack portion ofsaid operating rod,

and a mutilated portion adapted to engage said smooth'portion of saidoperating rod whereby said adjusting means is operated only while therack portion of said operating rod is in engagement with the gear and isretained in position while the smooth portion of said operating rodslides on the mutilated portion of the gear, and means for'reciprocating said reciprocating means comprising a driving shaft,driving arms con- Y nected to said shaft, and means for connecting saiddriving arms to said operating bar.

7. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a,support for a web, reciprocating means for moving a web relative to saidsupport, means movable into and out of engagement with the web foradjusting the position of said web relative to said support, means foroperating said adjusting means comprising an operating rod adapted tobeoperatively connected to said reciprocating feeding means, saidoperatingro'dhaving a rack portion and a smooth portion, a gear operativelyconnected to said adjusting means having teeth adapted to engage saidrack portion of said operating rod; and a mutilated portion adapted toengage said smooth portion-of said operating rod whereby said adjustingmeans is operated only while the rack portion of said operating rod isin engagement with the gear and is retained in position while the smoothportion of said operating rod slides on the mutilated portion of thegear, and a friction clutch interposed between said gear and saidadjusting means. 7 v 8. A device of the character described comprising,in combination, a support for a web, reciprocating means formoving a'web relative to said support, means movable into and out of engagementwith the web vfor adjusting the position of said web relative to saidsupport, means for operating said adjusting means comprising anoperating rod adapted to be operatively connected to said reoiprohavinga rack portion and a smooth portion, a gear operatively connected tosaid adjusting means having teeth adapted to engage said rack portion ofsaid operating rod and a mutilated portion adapted to engage said smoothportion of said operating rod whereby said adjusting means is operatedonly while the rack portion of said operating rod is in engagement withthe gear and is retained in position while the smooth portion of saidoperating rod slides on the mutilated portion of the gear, and afriction clutch interposed between said gear and said adjusting means,and means for reciprocating said reciprocating means comprising adriving shaft,'driving arms connected to said shaft and means forconnecting said driving arms to said operating rod.

9. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a websupport means for feeding a web relative to said support, including amovable tea-ring bar, means for moving said tearing bar longitudinallyof said support and means opeirable by said moving means for automaticaly clamping said web against said tearing bar upon movement of thetearing bar.

10. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, means for feeding a web relative to said supportcomprising a movable member constantly embracing said web, means formoving said member longitudinally of said support, and means operable bysaid moving means for automatically tightening said embrace to grip saidweb upon movement of said member.

11. A device of the'character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, means forfeeding a web relative to said supportcomprising a member constantly embracing said web, means for moving saidmember longitudinally of said support, and means operable by said movingmeans for tightening said embrace to grip said web, said memberincluding a tearing bar.

12. A device of the character described comprising, in combination,means for feeding a web relative to said support comprising areciprocating head below said web, and a tearing bar pivoted to saidhead at one end, the other end being free and adapted to lie above saidweb, meansfor locking the free end of said tearing bar to said head andmeans for pressing the web against the tearing bar.

13. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport, means for feeding a web relative to said support comprising areciprocating head below said web, a tearing bar pivoted to said headatone end, the other end being free and adapted to lie above said web,means for locking the free end of said tearing bar to said head, andmeans for pressing the web against the tearin bar, comprising springfingers on the hea and an operating finger pivoted to said head adaptedto ress said spring fingers toward said tearing ar.

14:. A device of the character described comprising, in combination,means for feeding a web relative to said support comprising areciprocating head below said web, a tearing bar pivoted to said headand adapted to lie above said web, means for locking the free end ofsaid tearing barto said head, means for pressing the web against thetearing bar comprising spring fingers onthe head, an operating fingerpivotedto said head adapted to press said spring fingers toward saidtearing bar, and aespring finger connected to the support and adapted tobe engaged by said tearing bar to'clamp the web to the support.

15. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, means for engaging said web to feed the sameincluding a member adapted normally to lie over said web, said memberbeing movable from a position over said web to a position clear of theweb to expose the same. i

16. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asup ort for a web and means for feeding a we relative to said supportcomprising a member con stantly partially embracing said web, a membercapable of movement from a position to complete the embracing of said.web to a position clear of the web to ex ose the same, and means totighten said em race to grip the web.

17. A device of the character described place while said member is beingactuated to grip the sheets.

19. A device of the character described, comprising in combination, a suport for sheets to be fed, means for fee mg said sheets reiative to saidsupport, and means for holding said sheets in position preparatory tobeing fed by said feeding means, said holding means being movable from aposis: be caused to engage,

tion in which it may said sheets to a position clear of said sheets toexpose the same.

20. A device of the character described, comprising in combination, asupport forv sheets to be fed, means for feeding said sheets relative tosaidsupport and; means for holding said sheets in position preparatoryto being fed, a removable cover for said support, said holding meansbeing attached to said cover, whereby when said cover is in place saidholding means will be in'a position in which it may be caused to engagesaid sheets, and when said cover is removed the holding means will be ina position clear of said sheets to expose the same.

21'. A device of the character described, comprising in combination,means for feed ing a web comprising a reciprocating member including agripper for alternately gripping and releasing said web, a part foroperating said gripper having a limited movement relative to andoperatively disconnected from said reciprocating member, said gripperbeing adapted to be operated by said relative movement, means foroperatively connecting said part and said member, means forreciprocating said part, and means for preventing movement of thereciprocating member at its extreme position of travel until therelative movement has taken place.

22. A device of, the character described comprising, in combination,means for feeding a web comprising a reciprocating member including agripper for alternately gripping and releasing said web, a part foroperating said gripper having a limited movement relative to andoperatively disconnected ,from said reclprocating member, said gripperbeing adapted to be operated by said relative movement, and means foroperatively connecting said part and said member at each end of itslimited relative movement.

23. A device of the character described comprising, in combination,means for feeding a web comprising a reciprocating member including agripper for alternately gripping and releasing said web, a partforeperating said gripper having a limited movement relative to andoperatively disconnected from said reciprocating member, said gripperbeing adapted to be operated by said relative movement means foroperativelyconnecting said part and said member at each end of itslimited relative movement, and means for preventing movement of thereciprocating member at its extreme position of travel in bothdirections until the relative movement has taken place.

24. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a suport, means for feeding a web relative to said sup port, and means foradjusting a portion of said web relative to said support comprisingmeans adapted to engage physical alterations in said web. and meansadapted to cooperate with said engaging means to cause said web to beengaged thereby, said cooperating means being movable from'a position inwhich it is adapted to cooperate with said engaging means, to a positionclear of said web to expose the same.

25. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport, means for feeding a web relative to said suport a removablecover for said so ort,

26. A device of the character described ('omprising, in combination, asupport for a web, means for feeding said web relative to said support,means adapted to engage said web to hold a portion thereof inpredetermined position relative to said' support,

means adapted to cooperate with said engaging means to hold said web inposition to be engaged thereby, said dooperating means being adapted tobe moved from a position to cooperate with said engaging means to aposition free from the web to expose the same. said feeding means beingadapted normally continuallyto embrace said web and having a portionmovable from embracing position to a position free from said web toexpose the same.

27 A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, means for feeding said web relative to said support,comprising a member adapted normally continual'lv to embrace said weband having a portion thereof movable from embracing position to aposition free from said web to expose the same, means adapted to engagesaid. web to retain a portion thereof in predetermined position relativeto said support, and means adaptedoperatively to connert said holdingmeans to said feeding means at predetermined positions in the feedingmotion.

- 28. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, means r feeding said web relative to said support,comprising a member adapted normally continually to embrace said web andhaving a portion thereof movable from embracing position to a positionfree from said web to expose the same, means adapted to engage said webto retain a portion thereof in predetermined position relative to saidsupport, means adapted operatively to connect said holding means to saidfeeding means at predetermined positions in the from said web .to exposethe same.

29. A, device-of thecharacter-described comprising, in combination, asupport fora web, means for feeding saidweb relative to said support,comprising a member adapted normally continually to embrace said web andhaving a portion thereof movable from said embracing position to aposition free tit from said web to expose the same, means adapted toengage said webto retain a portion thereof in predetermined positionrelative to said support, means adapted operatively to connect saidholding means to said feeding means at predetermined positions in thefeeding motion, meansadapted to c0- operate with said engaging means toretain the web in position to be engaged thereby, and means forretaining the web in place While it is being engaged by said engagingmeans, said retaining'mcans and said coopcrating meansibeing movable toa position free from said web to expose the same.

30. In a device of the character described, in combination, meansadapted to feed web supplies so that succeeding portions of one webshall occupy superposed relation to sueceeding portions of another web,permitting manifolding recording, comprising a reciprocatory gripper, asliding frameto which said gripper is fixed, a reciprocatory bar adaptedto reciprocate said frame and movable relative thereto, means carried bysaid frame adapted to open and close said gripper, stationary catchesspaced apart longitudinally of the line of feed, a plurality of latchescarried by said sliding frame adapted to engage said catches,respectively, at different times, and means operated by relativemovement between said frame-and bar adapted to release said latches, theone by said relative movement in one direction, and the other by saidrelative movement in the opposite direction, said opening and closingmeans being operably connected to said bar to be op rated by relativemovement between Isaid bar and frame.

31. In a device of the character described, in combination, meansadapted to feed web supplies so that succeeding portions of one webshall occupy superposed relation to snc ceedin'g portions of anotherweb, permitting manifolding recording, comprising a reciprocatorygripper, a sliding frame to which said gripper is fixed, a reciprocatorybar adapted to reciprocate said frame and movable relative thereto,means carried by said frame adapted to open and close'said grip-' per, astationary catch, a latch carried by- 32. in a device of the characterdescribed,

in combination, means adapted to feed a' web at intervals comprising areciprocatory gripper, a web controlling finger, means whereby saidfinger is moved into and out of an aperture in the web between theintervals of advance of the web comprising a reciprocatory operator barmovable relative to said gripper, means adapted to couple said bar withsaid gripper to retract thejatter with the former after a predeterminedamount of relative retractive movement therebetween, means whereby theretractive movement of said bar relative'to said gripper effectsengagement of said finger with said aperture, and an oscillatoryhand-operated member to reciprocate said operator bar, said couplingmeans being such as to require reverse movement of said hand-operatedmember to effect said relative retractive movement to efiect saidengagement.

in testimony whereof I afii'x my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS r. naennann.

Witnesses:

PETER KELLER, HENRY L. Bnswrcn.

